Author/Authors :
EMTIAZY, Majid Dep. of Traditional Medicine - Faculty of Iranian Traditional Medicine - Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Ardakan, Yazd, Iran , ZAREIE, Elham Dep. of Traditional Medicine - Faculty of Iranian Traditional Medicine - Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Ardakan, Yazd, Iran , SHIRBEIGI, Laila Dep. of Iranian Traditional Medicine - School of Traditional Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , SADEGHPOUR, Omid Dept. of Herbal Medicine - Research Institute for Islamic & Complementary Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences‚ Tehran, Iran , MANSOURI, Parvin Skin and Stem Cell Research Center - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
A 32-yr-old man with a 10-yr history of scalp seborrhea referred to Skin and Stem Cell Research Center, Tehran, Iran, in 2015. He suffered from scalp seborrhea. Concurrent gastrointestinal symptoms and the changes in the clinical symptoms after consumption of the polyherbal traditional drug called Triphala are discussed. The scalp sebum was measured with a Sebumeter SM815. Gastrointestinal symptoms were followed using a valid questionnaire. After two months of treatment, scalp sebum secretion had decreased substantially. The patient also experienced remarkable improvement in gastrointestinal symptoms. Considering the positive effect of this known and safe polyherbal drug on skin sebum, it is an appropriate option for detailed large-scale clinical trials.
Keywords :
Seborrhea , Traditional , Persian medicine , Functional dyspepsia , Triphala
